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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (9547)	4/2/2002 2:05:21 PM
From: pilapir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19428

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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (9547)	4/2/2002 5:06:30 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

1) BN 12:48 SEC PROBE LOOKS AT GENESISINTERMEDIA, AURA, EUNIVERSE, ONTRO 2) BN 12:48 SEC SAYS IT SUSPECTS KHAN FRAUDULENTLY PROMOTED FOUR STOCKS 3) BN 12:48 *EX-STOCKBROKER RAFI KHAN SUBJECT OF FRAUD PROBE, SEC SAYS

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (9547)	4/2/2002 5:15:34 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

.Former Stockbroker Rafi Khan Is Subject of New SEC Fraud Probe By David Evans Los Angeles, April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Rafi Khan, an ex- stockbroker banned from the securities industry in May, is under investigation for fraud in promoting shares of four California companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission said. Khan allegedly issued ``buy'' recommendations on the companies -- GenesisIntermedia Inc., Aura Systems Inc., Euniverse Inc. and Ontro Inc. -- in exchange for stock or warrants issued by the companies to Pakistani firms owned by Khan's brother-in-law, including Aura Private Ltd., according to documents filed by the SEC in federal court in Los Angeles. The Pakistani companies also allegedly traded shares of the four companies and transferred the proceeds to Khan's wife, Rubina Khan, according to the documents. Khan and his wife, who live in La Canada, California, were not immediately available for comment. The SEC investigation, which began on Nov. 13, became public after the agency asked a federal judge yesterday to require Rubina Khan to provide testimony about her bank and brokerage accounts. In a four-page report last May titled ``The Genie in Genesis Potentially a Mega Blow for the Shorts,'' Khan suggested a short squeeze would drive up shares of the money-losing company, which operates now-shuttered Internet kiosks in shopping malls. In a short squeeze, investors who have lent shares to others demand them back. That forces the borrowers to buy shares, driving up the price of the stock and creating losses for the short sellers, who bet the price would fall. FBI, SEC Probes Khan wrote the report after several days of meetings with GenesisIntermedia executives, said Robert Bleckman, then director of investor relations for GenesisIntermedia, in an interview at the time. Bleckman denied his company, controlled by Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, paid Khan for the report. GenesisIntermedia shares soared from $11.48 to $16.25 after Khan's report. Both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the SEC are investigating allegations of stock manipulation and false accounting. GenesisIntermedia shares now trade for about a penny. Rafi Khan pleaded guilty in September 1999 to filing a false tax return and was sentenced to probation. Last May, Khan was barred from the securities industry after agreeing to a permanent injunction forbidding him from committing securities fraud in the future. He neither admitted nor denied SEC allegations that he pocketed $552,500 by orchestrating two stock manipulations in 1993 and 1995 through ``wildly exaggerated earnings and price projections.''

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (9547)	4/2/2002 6:41:53 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19428

L.L. Knickerbocker and Ontro Inc. L.L. Knickerbocker converts to Chapter 11LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec 6 (Reuters) - L.L. Knickerbocker Co. Inc. (OTC BB:KNIC.OB - news) said Monday it had converted an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed against it to a voluntary reorganization proceeding under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.The Chapter 7 petition was filed by three of its Asian creditors on Aug. 23.L.L. Knickerbocker intends to file a reorganization plan, which must be approved by creditors and the court for the company to emerge from Chapter 11.The company said the plan comes after three months of negotiations with representatives of the creditors.L.L. Knickerbocker sells collectibles and toy-related merchandise. The company also makes fashion jewelry and accessories. It holds a substantial equity interest in privately-held Pure Energy Corp and in publicly-held Ontro Inc (NasdaqSC:ONTR - news).